https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=108742
--- Comment #5 from Jakub Jelinek <jakub at gcc dot gnu.org> --- https://eel.is/c++draft/cfloat.syn points to the C standard for FLT_EVAL_METHOD (plus https://eel.is/c++draft/expr#pre-6 talks about excess precision too) and e.g. C17 5.2.4.2.2/9): "2 evaluate all operations and constants to the range and precision of the long double type." Note the " and constants" above.